Riding the Rivers and Rails: Justin Townes Earle and Captain Doc Hawley
Have you ever sailed the Mississippi on a riverboat? Heard a calliope bounce notes off a barge? Caught the freight train boogie? This week on American Routes, we’re riding the rails and sailing sails with words and music dedicated to two old forms of transport. We’ll visit with Captain Doc Hawley, a calliope player on the “Natchez” in New Orleans to find out what it takes to make a boat sing. And a conversation with singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, who knows a thing or two about trains. Plus music about rivers, railcars and riding around.
HOUR ONE
Freight Train Buddy Miller and the Magnificent Strings
Buddy Miller and the Magnificent Strings, New West
Cross-Tie Walker Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival: 1969, Fantasy
Mystery Train Little Junior Parker and His Blue Flames
Night Train: Classic Railroad Songs, Volume 3, Rounder
All Aboard Muddy Waters
Night Train: Classic Railroad Songs, Volume 3, Rounder
Blue Railroad Train Delmore Brothers
Brown's Ferry Blues, County
Freight Train Blues Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan, Columbia
Ol' Cannonball North Mississippi Allstars
Keys to the Kingdom, Songs of the South
Instrumental: Railroad Bill Etta Baker
Railroad Bill, Sire
SEGMENT: Justin Townes Earle
Wreck of the Old '97 Johnny Cash
The Man in Black: 1954-1958, Bear Family
Freight Train Boogie Doc Watson
Elementary Doctor Watson, Tomato
Casey Jones The Grateful Dead
Workingman's Dead, Warrner Bros
Instrumental: Waiting on a Train Jorma Kaukonen
Blue Country Heart, Columbia
2:19 John Hammond
Wicked Grin, Virgin
Waiting for the Train to Come In Peggy Lee
The Best of Miss Peggy Lee, Capitol
Broken Hearted Traveler Floyd Dixon
His Complete Aladdin Recordings, Capitol
Little Rootie Tootie Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk, Prestige
Dixie Flyer Randy Newman
The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2, Nonesuch
End Bed: Phantom Fantasie Fletcher Henderson
Jazz Tribune No30: The Indispensable Fletcher Henderson, RCA
HOUR TWO
Frankie and Johnny Fate Marable
That Devlin' Tune: A Jazz History 1895-1950, WHRA
Steamboat The Drifters
Rockin' and Driftin', Rhino
Old Man River The Ravens
Old Man River, Savoy Jazz
Mississippi River Blues Big Bill Broonzy
When the Sun Goes Down: Walk Right In, RCA
Mississippi Delta Blues Jimmie Rodgers
The Singing Brakeman, Bear Family
CLIP: Johnny St. Cyr
Instrumental: Riverboat Shuffle Bix Beiderbecke
Vol. 2: Bix Lives, Naxos Jazz
SEGMENT: Riverboat Captain Doc Hawley
Natchez Whistle John Hartford
Headin' Down Into the Mystery Below, Flying Fish
Long Gone Lonesome Blues Hank Williams
The Original Singles Collection…Plus, Polydor
J'Etais a la Riviere (I Went to the River) Camey Doucet
Camey Doucet –Jimmy Thibodeaux et Musique, Swallow
I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water Charlie Rich
Feels Like Home: The Essential Charlie Rich, Epic
Instrumental: Moon River Bill Frisell with Dave Holland and Elvin Jones
Bill Frisell with Dave Holland and Elvin Jones, Nonesuch
Riverboat Lee Dorsey
The Greatest Hits & More 1960-1978, Charly
To the River Smiley Lewis
Shame, Shame, Shame, Bear Family
Down By the River Johnny Adams
Reconsider Me: A Golden Classics Edition, Collectibles
Bring it On Home Sonny Boy Williamson
His Best, Chess
That's Where I'm Going Eilen Jewell
Queen of the Minor Key, Signature Sounds
Take Me to the River Al Green
Explores Your Mind, Right Stuff
End Bed: Calliope Doc Hawley
American Routes Original Recording